No one here is saying the engineers and chemist are stupid, but, when in general did the "long side" begin and when did it start the long rebound we are seeing from many parts of the world.
More importantly, when was it decided that the rebound had plateaued or even reached its apex recovery?
Decisions taken between the late '90s and early' teens' of this century, would have, in many cases been stop action order to both researchers, the self same engineers and chemists, still working for the companies and I do no see where a company that remained viable, would have wanted much less welcomed new research into some of the issues we are speaking to.
Since that period, people like our own P.E. did such work on their own, but the tools we have today are much different in use, than the traditional production of photographic films used just eight years ago.
Materials for Inkjets, as well as the tool it self, robotics, darkroom, clean environments and 3-D printing all are accelerating the abilities to both print and handle large and small volumes of light sensitive materials, just look at those companies producing both inkjet and 3-D printed solar cells with technology already several years old, if you do no believe me.
A huge part of the argument against trying is the costs of ramping up, but, perhaps these same producers of solar cells, might be interested in using some of their material production, and expand, with experienced partners, such as Ilford, Kodak, Fuji, Forma, etc?
No, engineers and chemists are no stupid, but neither are being paid and equipped with the sort of tools, to explore these new avenues, or are they?
So, pl;ease, do no take umbrage if some of us still bring up the possibility of possibilities, this is after all, conversation.
IMO.
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